costa rica tarpon fishing

 He caught his first tarpon in Florida at the age of 10 and more than a thousand silver kings later they are still his favorite game fish. When asked by an angler what kind of a day they can expect for fishing tarpon in Costa Rica, Todd always gives the same reply. "On my worst day fishing tarpon here I hooked zero, but on my very best day I jumped sixty. I think I can safely say that you will fall somewhere in between those two numbers.

The best advice he can give is to listen to your guides and fish with the lures and techniques they suggest. Especially if you are an experienced tarpon fishermen and Fishing Costa Rica for the first time, leave that knowledge in your suitcase. The techniques for fighting a tarpon in Costa Rica are universal; the techniques used to fool the tarpon into taking your offering vary from location to location. The locals call them Asabalo.